Religion

Shabbat/Holidays

SHAVUOT

Logging on to Judaism: A Convert Retrieves Her Soul from Cyberspace

  In 1993, nearly twenty years after Shoshana Zakar converted to Judaism, she found out she wasn’t Jewish. Zakar had…

SHAVUOT

From Japan to Jerusalem

He served as a Protestant minister in Japan’s fourth-largest city. Now, he is a kollel student in Jerusalem. Meet Moshe…

SHAVUOT

The Prince of Light: The Story of an African Prince Who Left Royalty and Fortune to Pursue a Torah Lifestyle

As Rabbi Natan Gamedze likes to tell it, his path to self-discovery—his transformation from prince to rabbi—was paved with chance…

SHAVUOT

Finding Mount Sinai in Montana

As Shavuot approaches, a yom tov where we read the remarkable story of Ruth the convert, we present a series…

KASHRUT

Say Cheese!

Legend has it that cheese was first discovered by accident.

JEWISH WORLD

The Sweetness of Torah

“And Israel camped there before the mountain” (Exodus 19:2) “As one person with one heart” (Rashi) Everywhere we turn, there…

RECIPES

Rosh Hashanah Delicacies

Here is an eclectic group of nutritious and easy-to-prepare recipes that I hope will appeal to different palates.

ROSH HASHANAH

Elul: A Time of Love

I have persistently promoted a grand heresy . . . that Elul is primarily a time of love.

RECIPES

New Flavors for the New Year

Some of you may like to welcome Rosh Hashanah with recipes that introduce new ingredients, spices and flavors. These recipes…

CHURBAN

Burning Stones

Since stone was the primary building material, how did the Roman invaders burn down the Second Temple?

HOLOCAUST

A Particular Responsibility: The Making of the US Army Talmud

This special edition of the Talmud, published in the very land where, but a short time ago, everything Jewish and…

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